Radio Gallery: Duluth Dylan Fest

Duluth Dylan Fest is a week-long party kicking off in Duluth on Sunday May 22 but at one venue, the celebration started early. Einstein Disguised as Robin Hood, Bob Dylan: An Exhibition opened May 4 and is on display through May 30. The documentary exhibit is an exciting array of one of a kind and rare Dylan memorabilia from the collection of Bill Pagel at Karpeles Manuscript Library all month long. John Bushey, host of KUMD’s Highway 61 Revisited, part of bringing this exhibit to fruition talks about the exhibit and his friend and Dylan super-fan Bill Pagel.

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KUMD is the official radio station of the 2016 Duluth Dylan Fest! Highway 61 Revisited host and local Dylan expert John Bushey celebrates the impending celebration with special interviews and rare Dylan tracks. Tune in for his special festival edition on Saturday 5/21 and again Monday, at 5pm.

Coming up on May 20th, just four days before his 75th birthday, Bob Dylan will release his 37th studio album, Fallen Angels.

Like 2015's Shadows in the Night, this is a covers album showcasing Dylan's talents as a vocalist, arranger, and bandleader. It features twelve classic American tunes written by a variety of writers including Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, Sammy Cahn, and Carolyn Leigh; you can hear the lead single, "Melancholy Mood," now on KUMD.

This is week art and music collide in the Twin Ports with a full spectrum of arts events for The Duluth Homegrown Music Festival. Monday Night of the festival is Ancillary Arts Night and includes a photo show, a poetry showcase at Sacred Heart Music Center, and the always interesting Homegrown Music Video Festival at Zinema 2. But before the festival kicks off, one Duluth band is premiering their album length music video The Boomchucks Home Movie.